User:Beaky15/sandbox2

Wikipedia Editing Exercise #3: Five articles that could use improvement

 * 1) Alto Flute: I don't remember exactly how I found this article but I've actually edited it before just last year, so it came to mind for this assignment. I am a keen alto flutist and I have books and knowledge on this subject. The Design and Construction section has some repetition "Alto flute head-joints are built in 'curved' and 'straight' versions" and I am a bit weary of the sentiment about the curved headjoint producing a "better" tone, which is quite subjective. However, there is a measurable difference in pitch in the high register between straight and curved, which isn't mentioned, and is possibly what the editor meant by "better tone." Interestingly, someone actually mentioned this in the Talk page. I have a book I can cite for this. I think there is some fleshing out that could happen in this article as well - it doesn't mention the International Low Flute Society or the fact that this flute is very commonly used in flute choirs. If I want to get really into it, I could make a recording and upload it to Commons and add it to the article, as is requested on the talk page. Looking through the page history and talk page, this page has been through a lot!
 * 2) Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz - I found her when her book was recommended as an addition to my library. We already have the book, but my interest was raised because she is a woman in physics. Her publication isn't mentioned here, so I could add that, and see if she has other publications. I'm sure I could find more to add if I do a little digging.
 * 3) Marie Tharp - I don't remember when I became aware of potential for this article, but we hold oral history interviews with her and images, and they've been added to this article in recent years. Ever since she was the Google doodle last year, we've gotten a lot of interest in her materials and she's been on my radar. This is quite a substantial article, but I think more can be done with it. Her papers and archival collections are not yet linked. I also know there are several books written about her which aren't mentioned. I'm sure I can find more to add if I start looking.
 * 4) Ronald McNair - I recently was reminded of the image of him with his saxophone in space, which is a personal favorite of mine. It's in our collections, but it's also a NASA image, which means - public domain! https://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla%3A306645 I could add it to Commons and to his article, which awesomely already has a Music in space section.
 * 5) Spencer R. Weart - I found this by looking at Wikipedia's stub improvement page, and went down a rabbit hole until I found Category:History of science stubs and then Category:American science historian stubs. This article is apparently no longer a stub, but I still see things that could be added. I can link to the history exhibit mentioned, for example, as I know where it is, and I can provide links to the oral history interviews mentioned. With some further research, I'm sure I could add more.